| Abstract: | The prediction of the high-cycle fatigue strength of polymeric and composite materials in asymmetric loading is considered.
The problem is solved on the basis of a nonlinear model of ultimate state allowing us to describe all typical forms of the
diagrams of ultimate stresses. The material constants of the model are determined from the results of fatigue tests in symmetric
reversed cycling, in a single fatigue test with the minimum stress equal to zero, and in a short-term strength test. The fatigue
strength characteristics of some polymers, glass-fiber laminates, glass-fiber-reinforced plastics, organic-fiber-reinforced
plastics, and wood laminates in asymmetric tension-compression, bending, and torsion have been calculated and approved experimentally.
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Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 87–102, January–February, 2008. |
